Tags, depending on how you look at them, can be both very beneficial to your blogs and a pain. Some bloggers really enjoy being able to categorize their posts in laymens terms, while others think they’re just a cheaper version of categories. I’m not claiming there’s a right or wrong way to run a blog, but looking at both aspects is key in deciding whether you should use the tagging system.

Tags have been around for much longer than blogging, if you consider how some social networking sites such as Delicious and Technorati have been using them since originally launching.

I’m going to point out the straight facts about running tags on your blog. I don’t want to push a certain idea one way or the other – I’m just discussing facts about the tagging system, and having you, the reader, question whether you think you should be using it on your blog.

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There are over 200 million blogs on the internet, and that number is increasing dramatically! More and more people are finding out about just how great the internet is, sharing ideas and spreading knowledge has never been easier. Some people enjoy blogging as a hobby, some do it for personal interests or use a blog like a journal, while a small few are able to blog professionally and make money from their blogs.

It isn’t an easy task to become a “professional blogger”, as there is so much competitions with blogs and websites. Finding traffic, repeat visitors, coming up with unique and helpful content… it all applies to how well your blog works and ranks. What I believe, though, is that the single most important factor of your blog is your niche.

How do you know which niche to choose, or which is right? How do you even define what a niche is? Keep reading, we’ll go over a few key terms and ideas for getting started in becoming a problogger!

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SEO Specialists are very important people – it takes a lot of skill and practice to learn how Search Engines work, how to optimize websites, and everything in that category. One of my favorite blogs for checking up on the latest SEO and Social Media news is Search Engine Journal. Not only are all of the bloggers highly experienced, they also post some very unique and helpful articles on the site.

With the new year of 2010 starting, I want to share some of my past favorite articles from Search Engine Journal. Granted a lot has already been posted in 2010 with fresh new articles on SEO tips, social media news, Google and Bing updates… there’s so much! Enjoy the list, and I recommend everyone new to the Seach Engine Optimization or Social Media game check out a few of these articles to learn a few tricks of the Search Engine Trade.

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I know that most of you are used to seeing design related posts here, but I want to break off from that for a bit and introduce another passion of mine – internet marketing. I have been blogging and marketing my websites online since I first got into web design. Unfortunately when you start working on websites, you get SEO and marketing together with the design package. Nowadays there are so many web designers turned blogger as everyone wants to start making money online with their blogs, and it’s becoming easier and easier.

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A while ago I had found a website online called Brightegg. It was a site that allowed businesses to purchase a website template, and along with that Brightegg would add their own backend section to the site. This would make it an easy solution for businesses to get their own website up and going, plus get a great-looking design along with it. This also seemed like a good idea for designers, as they could make some money off of the templates they designed, plus it would be good practice as well. So seeing as how this could be a great idea, I decided to join.

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